Why it works: Egg and caviar work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 101 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Calf's Brain Patties
Ingredients
Directions
Soak brains in warm water; wash them in cold water. Tie loosely in a cloth, cover with boiling water, to which 1 tablespoon vinegar is added. Boil Yi hour. Remove them and throw them into cold water. When cold cut in small pieces.
CAVIAR EGG ENTREE BASB^ETS.
Eggs; 1 lemon.
1 can caviar;
Take as many eggs as are required, allowing one-half egg
for each person. Boil the eggs hard, cut in half lengthwise,
take out yolk carefully. Cut each yolk in half, put in egg bowl
and in the other side one spoon caviar. Cut lemon in round,
thin slices, and use this for the handle. Serve on rye bread,
toast or a round cracker.
— Mrs. M. M. Kann.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Caviar | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Egg + caviartop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together101 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Lemon + eggtop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together44,316 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Vinegar + lemontop 20% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,334 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Lemon + caviartop 30% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together92 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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Vinegar + caviartop 32% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together53 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Lemon and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 44,316 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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